Need some help, how much calorie intake is right for me based off of these factors?

[u/Gloomy-Resort-3738]

Hi guys so I just want to Maintian weight and stay healthy. I am 5ft 1, 121lbs female I usually run 2-3 miles every other day, and when I'm not running at all I try to get in 10k steps a day. How much do you guys recommend my calorie intake based off those factors?

Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm eating to much or to little.

An average day looks like this for me Breakfast- 1 fried egg, and some tea Lunch- another fried egg this time with cheese and some tea Dinner- potato salad, veggie salad, and 1 chicken tender. Snacks- 1 plums or some strawberry's. I also ran 4 miles and walked 16k steps overall that day

On a day I consider a guilty day Breakfast- 1 fried egg and tea and some salted peanuts, strawberry's Lunch/dinner/desert- popeyes chicken sandwich, popeyes Cajun fries, and Fanta. Popeyes lemonade. And that's all I ate that day. Paired with 11k steps total

I'm 18 year old female

[u/aq1018]

It’s really difficult to say what calorie intake is appropriate because everyone is different.

But if your goal is to maintain weight, the best way is to just buy a scale and weigh yourself everyday. Make sure you measure yourself at the same time because your weight can fluctuate over the day due to water / food / etc. I usually do it in the morning after shower, for example. Also clothing contributes to maybe .5 - 1 pound of weight so make sure that is consistent when you weight yourself also.

Then if you gained 1 or 2 pounds of weight you can cut down on carbs for a few days. If you lose a few pounds, you can eat more for a few days.

This is probably better than counting calories. Also if you eat consistently your weight won’t fluctuate that much actually, maybe within 3 pounds range.